Life is hectic!

I have no pictures to show today, just a brief update. I am happy to tell you that Jess has reached the 30 week mark without delivering Bun! She is still on bed rest, but her contractions have slowed. If this continues, Bun may make it closer to his due date. All of our fingers are crossed for that. We would really like him to stay put until the 34 week mark for his start in life to be the best possible one.
I have had the unexpected pleasure of having my daughter Courtney and little Kileigh staying with us for the last 2 weeks. It is so sweet having a little one around again. It really makes me miss being the Mother of little ones, but its a close second to that. She is my little buddy and likes to help with everything from cooking to taking care of the dogs. So fun! I am so blessed to have the family I have. I wouldn't trade them for anything. Tomorrow Jess and I are working on Buns quilt. We are making him a Peter Rabbit quilt to match his nursery. I will post a picture when its done. We aren't the most experienced quilters, but it is turning out cute and such a bonding experience for Jess and I. Not that we aren't bonded already, but its so fun to be making the quilt in anticipation of the arrival of Grandchild #2, my first little grandson! Hugs to everyone! I have started my 9th BJP and will post a picture when I get a little further along.

I am Lost!

I am not happy with my progress on my December page. I have decided to move onto February instead, and possibly re-think December! I just am not enjoying the process of my December page. It is hard to make yourself work on something you just aren't enjoying! maybe if I set it aside and work on something different, I will feel differently about it. SO.....here is the progress so far on both my December and February pieces. I love pink and raspberry tones and that's what I am going to use on my February page. This is a huge month for me. On February 25th, I will be 50 years young! I can hardly believe it myself. Some days I feel every bit 50, other days I don't. When I look in the mirror, I don't see someone who looks 50. I see someone who still feels 25. I know age is just a number, but this milestone is bugging me!

Decembers page

Here is my progress this far! In case anyone is not familiar with Nancy Eha's work, it can be seen here. When I saw her kaleidoscope, it screamed Snowflake to me, so I decided to give it a try. The pattern is in her Bead Creative Bead Quilts book. This is what I got done yesterday. I wish you could see the sparkle of the Swarovski sequins. It is so pretty but this photo doesn't capture that so you will have to use your imagination. I am going to do a simple page this month to capture the beauty of a snowflake on my silk. Have a wonderful weekend, more updates soon!

The beginnings...

of my December BJP! Finally I have taken the time to sit down and start my December page. I have a beautiful piece of Dupioni Silk picked out in a Peacock blue color. I also picked out several colors of white, silver and blue seeds in sizes 15 and 11. I need to pick out lots of accent beads too, but that will have to wait until I get a little further along. Have you seen the Swarovski Crystal Sequins?? They are gorgeous and I will be using several of them as well. I picked a 3mm Crystal AB sequin for this page. I am excited to get started on this one, because the faster I get December done, the sooner I can start February's piece. I have that one done in my head, and I am anxious to start. First things first though. On to December! I will post an update tomorrow. Tonight we are off to my daughter Jessica's house for cards and pizza. She and her hubby Mike are leaving for Mexico in 5 days (lucky girl) so this will be our last chance to spend time with the 2 of them before they leave. Jess has to work at the hospital the next few days until they leave. I just know they are going to have a great time.

PS. I dont know if I have posted about this or not, but my other Son-in-law Brandon is due to deploy to Iraq very soon. It was his birthday yesterday, so I send him warm Birthday wishes. He is away for more training right now. Happy Birthday Brando! Hurry home.